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[โ€“] PurplebeanZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tbf that was something I was brave enough to do as a kid, but in my 40s they are cleared from a distance with a bamboo cane ๐Ÿ˜‚**

[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think I read somewhere that if you touch them it can hurt them, which I have no idea if it's true but ever since then I'm always just done cup method.

[โ€“] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

Similar with snails: Never pull them off something to avoid hurting them as the sucker detaches.